Blu-Ray Review: Kino Lorber’s Jet Pilot (KL Studio Classics)
The Cold War gets hot with Wayne and Leigh in Jet Pilot the Technicolor Action Romantic by Joseph Von Sternberg and HowardContinue Reading
Tag: Russia
Far Eastern Golgotha – Raindance Film Festival 2021
Taxi driver Viktor Toroptsev is an unlikely YouTube sensation, but this documentary about a man determined to change things inContinue Reading
Petrov’s Flu – London Film Festival 2021
This surreal, fever-dream of a story set in post-Soviet Russia comes from controversial film and theatre director Kirill Serebrennikov, whoContinue Reading
What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? – London Film Festival 2021
Star-crossed lovers fail to recognise each other as the result of a strange spell, and what follows is a poemContinue Reading
Sweetie, You Won’t Believe It – Fantasia Film Festival 2021
Living up to its name Sweetie You Won’t Believe It is a bold dark comedy out of Russia about three guys onContinue Reading
Misha – MANIFF 2021 Opening Night
Misha, the opening film of Manchester Film Festival (MANIFF) 2021 is interesting and raises more questions than it answers. ButContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Well Go USA’s Russian Raid
Russian Raid is B-Movie Martial Arts Action goodness. The Film Sometimes you need a no-frills straight-ahead action film. If you likeContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Scream Factory’s Sputnik (IFC Midnight)
Buckle up for a truly fun Monster Movie. Set in Russia. In 1983. Trust me, you’ll want to see Scream Factory’s Blu-Ray releaseContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Arrow Video’s Why Don’t You Just Die! (Collector’s Edition)
This bloody single location Neo-Noir likes its comedy like its caviar: dark & salty. Arrow Video has brought Kirill Sokolov’s debutContinue Reading
Film Review: Beanpole (2020)
“Where would he have seen a dog? They’ve all been eaten.” Leningrad in 1945 is not an easy place toContinue Reading